Introductory Elements of Analysis and Design in Chemical Engineering

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Preface
Authors
Chapter 1 Introduction: Analysis, Design, and Chemical Engineering
	Roadmap
		Goals of This Book
		A Starting Example: A Draining Tank
		Definitions to Start the Development
		Another Example: A Burning Candle
		What We Mean by Qualitative and Quantitative
		Order-of-Magnitude Statements
		What Do We Mean by Small or Large?
		Steady-State and Transient Processes
		Equilibrium and Contrast to Steady State
		What Is Chemical Engineering?
		Recap and Review Questions
	Problems
Chapter 2 Analysis of a Draining Tank: Experiments and Equations
	Roadmap
		Engineering Analysis
		Engineering Design
		Getting Started with Analysis
		Reading Equations and Graphs
		Average Rates, Rates, and Limits
		Analysis of Tank-Draining Data: Evaluation of Rates
		Alternative Approach to Analysis of Tank-Draining Data: Empirical Approach to Fitting Height-Time Data
		Further Analysis of Tank-Draining Data: Effect of Orifiec Diameter on Flow Rate
		Design of Tanks for Constant Flow Rates
		Measurement of Fluid Flow Rates
		Gas-Solid and Liquid-Solid Flow and Separation
		Recap and Review Questions
	Problems
Chapter 3 Analysis Guided by Theory: Conservation of Mass and Conceptualization of Processes
	Roadmap
		Introduction to Balance Equations
		Conservation of Mass Applied to a Tank with Inflow and Outflow Streams
		Use of a Constitutive Relationship
		Generalizing the Approach to Model Development
		Using Mass Balances
		Overall Mass Balances and the Importance of Choice of Control Volumes
		Multistream and Multicomponent Mass Balances
		Separations Devices
		Going Beyond Mixing and Separation: Process Flow Diagrams
		Recap and Review Questions
	Problems
Chapter 4 Units, Dimensions, and Dimensional Analysis
	Roadmap
		Dimensions
		Dimensional Homogeneity (Dimensional Consistency)
		Dimensionless Variables
		Identifying Dimensionless Groups
		The Buckingham Pi Theorem
		Tank Draining
		Correlations of Dimensionless Groups
		Recap and Review Questions
	Problems
Chapter 5 Chemical Reactors and Chemical Reactions
	Roadmap
		Accounting for Chemical Reactions
		Reaction Rates
		Batch and Flow Systems
		Steady-State and Transient Processes
		Analysis of Chemical Reactors and the Analogy with an Interest-Bearing Bank Account
		Analysis of Chemical Reactors: The General Mol Balance Equation
		The Steady-State Backmix Reactor
		The Perfectly Mixed Batch Reactor (A Reactor with Time Dependence but No Position Dependence)
		The Steady-State Piston-Flow Reactor (A Reactor with Position Dependence but No Time Dependence)
		Understanding the Ideal Reactor Models: Simplifying with the Assumption of No Volume Change on Reaction
		Understanding Backmix and Piston-Flow Reactors
		Determining Concentrations of Reactants and Products in Reactors
		Design of Some Ideal Reactors
		Determining Constitutive Relationships from Ideal Reactor Data
		Examples of Reactor Design Calculations Using a Constitutive Relationship
		Design of Reactors for Determining Kinetics of Extremely Fast Reactions
		Generalizations About Constitutive Relationships for Reactions
		Unraveling the Workings of a Flow Reactor: Analysis of a Candle as a Chemical Reactor
		Constitutive Relationships Are Convenient, but It Is the Data That Are Essential for Reactor Design
		Equilibrium
		Catalysis
		Reaction Networks
		Scaling Up Reactors and Other Equipment
		Recap and Review Questions
	Problems
Chapter 6 Energy, Energy Balances, Heat Transfer, and Temperature Control
	Roadmap
		What Is Energy?
		Energy Conversion Technologies
		Measuring Temperatures
		Heat Transfer: Heating and Cooling Samples by Conduction, Radiation, and Convection
		Heat Capacity and Energies of Heating and Cooling of Solids, Liquids, and Gases
		Phase Transitions and Energy Changes Associated with Them
		Temperature Control by Melting and Vaporization
		Window Design for Energy Conservation in Buildings
		Temperature Control with Azeotropes
		Applying the Principle of Conservation of Energy to Account for Heat Transfer
		Heat Conduction Rates and Thermal Conductivity
		Insulation and Energy Conservation
		Temperature Control and Temperature Controllers
		Calorimetry, Heats of Mixing, and Heats of Chemical Reaction
		Calorimetry for Determining Rates of Chemical Reactions
		An Industrial Process with Reactors Designed for Heat Balance: Endothermic Catalytic Cracking in a Reactor That Is Coupled with Exothermic Coke Burning in a Well-Mixed Regenerator Reactor
		An Industrial Process That Combines Biomass Conversion with Petroleum Conversion
		Recap and Review Questions
	Problems
Index